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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Centre to assist J&K to establish Grievances Portal in each district: Dr Jitendra Singh
Forging further the collaboration between DARPG and J&K Government for Online Public Grievance Redressal portals at each of the 20 Districts
Awaaz e-Awam Portal to be revamped with mapping of last mile grievance officers for improved quality of grievance redressal and reduced response time lines
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region  MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances,Pensions,Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh announced here today that Centre will assist the Union Territory Government of Jammu & Kashmir to establish Grievance Portal in each of the 20 districts of the UT.
In a significant drive to strengthen the ongoing good governance initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir held a telephonic discussion on the plan for next phase of expansion of the online Public Grievance Redressal portal in the Union Territory.
Following the discussion, Dr Jitendra Singh immediately convened a meeting of senior officers dealing with Public Grievances, including Secretary ARPG Dr.Kshatrapati Shivaji and Additional Secretary V. Srinivas. A plan was finalised to extend and establish a Portal in each of District Headquarters in Jammu & Kashmir for addressing the grievances of citizens and for providing services seamlessly at their doorstep.
To implement this initiative, it has been decided that Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances , Government of India will further enhance the ongoing collaboration with the Jammu & Kashmir Government to revamp the "Awaaz e-Awam" Portal with mapping of last mile grievance officers for improved quality of grievance redressal and reduced timelines in effective disposal of cases. Dr. Jitendra Singh informed that in pursuance of this endeavour, a focused team of officials from DARPG would be constituted to work with Jammu & Kashmir Government in the coming days.
This initiative is a continuation of a series of sustained efforts by the Union Government to create a transparent, accountable and citizen-friendly effective administration in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in line with the vision outlined by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Pertinent to mention, after the conversion of Jammu & Kashmir into a Union Territory, the DARPG had organized two important Conferences there on Good Governance. These include Regional Conference on Replication of Good Governance Practices in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on November 15-16, 2019 and Conference on Ek Bharat-Shresht Bharat with focus on Jal Shakti and Disaster Management on November 30- December 1, 2019
Above two Conferences convened by the DARPG represented the first important events by the Government of India in the newly created Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and laid down a roadmap for good governance in the Union Territories.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Secretary to hold meeting in Nagaland tomorrow to review major programmes and schemes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for all North Eastern States
A review meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Shri Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India tomorrow at Central Institute of Horticulture , Medziphema, Nagaland.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India in collaboration with Department of Horticulture/Agriculture Govt. of Nagaland will jointly review and discuss on Schemes of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare being implemented in North Eastern Region which are National Mission on Edible oil – Oil Palm, National Mission of Edible Oilseeds, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture , Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana , Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producers Organization , National Bamboo Mission and National Beekeeping and Honey Mission .
In the review meeting, different issues will be discussed in length for better implementation of the Central Sponsored Schemes and to harness the potential of horticultural crops, Oil palm expansion, Promotion of the Organic Farming and opportunities for establishment of Startups, Formation of the FPOs Marketing and Export opportunities in the North Eastern Region.
The programme will be attended by the Additional Secretary, Agriculture Commissioner, Horticulture Commissioner, Joint Secretaries and officials concerned from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Senior officers from all the NE states along with stakeholders will also hold interactions to develop strategies and address the issues related to Agricultural and Horticulture development in the NE Region.
Officials arrived at CIH, Nagaland ahead of Saturday’s review meeting
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Acquisition by ROC Star Investment Trust of equity share capital of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited from Snowdrop Capital PTE Limited
The Competition Commission of India  received the following green channel combination filed under sub-section  of Section 6 of the Competition Act, 2002  read with regulations 5A of the Competition Commission of India  Regulations, 2011 :
Acquisition by ROC Star Investment Trust  of equity share capital of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited  from Snowdrop Capital PTE Limited 
The notification relates to the acquisition of 2.39% of equity shares of Star Health by ROC Star Investment Trust . Post the consummation of the Proposed Combination, ROC will have certain rights including non-control conferring veto rights in Star Health.
Acquirer is an investment vehicle managed by ROC Capital Pty Limited , an Australian investment management company.
Target is licensed as a general insurer by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India  to carry on the business of general insurance. It is currently engaged in the business of health insurance and deals in personal accident, medi-claim as well as in overseas travel insurance.
Summary of the Proposed Combination is available at: https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/notice_order_summary_doc/C-2020-1-716.pdf
[Filling under sub-section  of Section 6 of the Act read with regulations 5A of the Combination Regulations  shall be deemed to have been approved upon filing and acknowledgement thereof.]
Ministry of Coal
Coal Centric Indian Economy
Demand Likely to Touch 1.5 Billion Ton By 2030
In India, energy transition away from coal is not happening during the foreseeable future. Although there will be push for renewable/non-fossil based energy, but share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in years ahead. Coal demand in the country is yet to peak. The draft Economic Survey 2021-22 projects coal demand in the range of 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, an increase of 63 per cent from the current demand. Thus, as of now there is no scenario of energy transition away from coal affecting any stakeholders involved in coal mining.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
GST Officials Arrest Chartered Accountant for availing Fraudulent Input Tax Credit using Fake GST Invoice
Mumbai, 12 December 2020
Central Goods and Services Tax, Mumbai West, Investigation team has announced the arrest of Mr. Chandraprakash Pandey, Partner of M/s. C.P. Pandey & Associates. He was arrested on account of indulging in circular trading by way of issuing fake invoices, availing and passing on fraudulent Input Tax Credit  involving GST of Rs 10.63 Crores  on turnover of Rs. 59.10crores 
On the basis of specific intelligence gathered by the GST Officials of Investigation Wing, Mumbai West Commissionerate, investigation was conducted revealing that Mr. C.P. Pandey, CA & Partner have created numerous companies in the name of his family members which were indulging in issuance of invoices without any actual supply of goods/services. Also was enabling other companies to avail ITC on invoices for which no goods/services were supplied, in violation of provisions of the CGST Act, 2017.
This modus operandi enabled buyers/other companies to avail inadmissible ITC thereby causing loss to the government exchequer and also to inflate the turnover in these companies enabling them to obtain bank loans. These transactions are nothing but paper transactions with no actual supply of goods, which in commercial parlance is circular trading.
The preliminary investigation has unveiled a network of around 50 firms registered in the same premises and involved in fraudulent activity of circular trading.
Mr. C.P. Pandey, was arrested on 10th December, 2020 and produced before the Magistrate Court, Mumbai on 11th December, 2020, wherein he was remanded to judicial custody for14 days. Further investigation is under progress.DJM/DL/DR
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Ministry of Finance
Additional resources of Rs. 7,309 crore made available to States for undertaking power sector reforms
11 States have claimed additional borrowing based on reforms undertaken in power sector
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has granted additional borrowing permission of Rs. 7,309 crore to two States for undertaking the stipulated reforms in power sector. While, Rajasthan has been allowed to borrow additional Rs. 5,186 crore, Andhra Pradesh has been allowed to borrow additional Rs. 2,123 crore as incentive to embark on the reform process.
Ministry of Finance, based on the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, has decided to grant additional borrowing space of upto 0.5 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product  to the States every year for a four year period from 2021-22 to 2024-25 based on reform undertaken by the States in the power sector. This was announced by the Finance Minister in the Budget speech of 2021-22. This will make available additional resources of more than Rs. 1 lakh crore every year to the States. The objectives of the additional borrowing permissions are to improve the operational and economic efficiency of the sector, and promote a sustained increase in paid electricity consumption.
In order to avail additional borrowing space linked to Power sector reforms, the State government has to undertake a set of mandatory reforms and also meet stipulated performance benchmarks. The reforms to be carried out by the States are -
- Progressive assumption of responsibility for losses of public sector distribution companies  by the State Government.
- Transparency in the reporting of financial affairs of power sector including payment of subsidies and recording of liabilities of Governments to DISCOMs and of DISCOMs to others.
- Timely rendition of financial and energy accounts and timely audit.
- Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Once, the aforesaid reforms have been undertaken by the State, the performance of the State is evaluated on the basis of the following criteria to determine the eligibility for additional borrowing in 2021-22
- Percentage of metered electricity consumption against total energy consumption including agricultural connections
- Subsidy payment by Direct Benefit Transfer  to consumers
- Payment of Electricity bills by Government Departments and local bodies
- Installation of prepaid meters in government office
- Use of Innovations and Innovative technologies
In addition, States are also eligible for bonus marks for privatization of the power distribution companies.
The Ministry of Power is the nodal Ministry for assessment of performance of States and determining their eligibility for granting additional borrowing permission. Apart from Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, nine other States, namely Assam, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have also submitted their proposals to the Ministry of Power, which are under examination. Additional borrowing permission will be issued to eligible States on receipt of recommendation from the Ministry of Power.
President's Secretariat
Probationers of Indian Railways call on the President
Indian Railways has to play a key role in bridging the gaps and realising the dream of an inclusive and Atmanirbhar Bharat: President Murmu
Probationers of Indian Railways called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Addressing the officers, the President said that Railways are the veritable lifeline for many people who commute to their workplaces for job or business on day-to-day basis. Officers of Indian Railways shoulder a big responsibility since they help people earn their livelihoods daily. Many people also travel for medical treatment. The role of Railways in the life of common man remains as significant as ever. Railways have promoted travel and exchange of ideas and information across the country.
The President said that today with India moving ahead at national and global levels, we are witnessing greater movement of people and goods. This is going to increase in the future. Therefore, Indian Railways should also adopt latest digital technologies and explore new avenues to add advanced features for a safer, time-saving, more convenient and high quality transportation services.
The President said that we all carry memories associated with train journey. It is duty of officers of Indian Railways to ensure that people travel in comfort so that they carry fond memories. She advised them to attend to the needs of differently-abled persons, women and the elderly and provide them a safe and convenient travel experience. She said that Indian Railways has to play a key role in bridging the gaps and realising the dream of an inclusive and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The President said that aligned with the vision of New and Resurgent India, Indian Railways has taken up big developmental projects. She was happy to note that work on over 56 per cent of the length of Dedicated Freight Corridors is complete. She said that these would increase output and carrying capacity and would thus revolutionize freight transport and transform rail network. Freight transport cost and logistics costs would also reduce substantially through these corridors. She said that programmes such as PM Gati Shakti for multi-modal connectivity, high speed rail projects, Hyperloop based transport, Char Dham rail project, Setu Bharatam are going to boost industrial, commercial and tourism activities in the country. This would also give a huge push to equitable distribution of resources.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development organizes Online Training Program on ‘Community Mobilization in Child Protection’ under Mission Vatsalya at NIPPCD Headquarter in New Delhi
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development  of Ministry of Women and Child Development organized an Online Training Program on ‘Community Mobilization in Child Protection’ in New Delhi for effective implementation of Mission Vatsalya.
The objectives of the training were :
- To orient the participants about the need and importance of mobilizing the community in child protection.
- To improve the skills of participants in community mobilization.
- To enable the participants in various methods and techniques to motivate and organize the community for creating awareness in child protection.
- To enable the participants to achieve community participation in child rights and protection.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘New GS 2024’,  ‘7.10% GS 2029’,  ‘6.54% GS 2032’ and  ‘6.95% GS 2061’
Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘New Government Security 2024’ for a notified amount of `4,000 crore  through yield based auction using uniform price method;  ‘‘7.10% Government Security 2029’ for a notified amount of `7,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘6.54% Government Security, 2032’ for a notified amount of `13,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method; and  ‘6.95% Government Security 2061’ for a notified amount of `9,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to `2,000 crore against each security mentioned above. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on June 24, 2022 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on June 24, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on June 24, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on June 27, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Education
Scheme for promoting education in rural areas
The Government of India launched Samagra Shiksha-an Integrated Scheme for school education, w.e.f. 2018-19, as an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education, across the country including the rural areas. The scheme provides support to States and UTs for strengthening of infrastructure in schools, universal access, bringing gender equality, promoting inclusive education, quality of education, financial support for teachers’ salary, digital initiatives, entitlements under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  Act, 2009 including uniforms and textbooks, pre-school education, vocational education, sports and physical education, setting up and running of Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalays and strengthening of teacher education institutions. Also, Mid-Day-Meal is provided to students at the elementary level of education.
Further, under National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme scholarship is awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the RajyaSabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
MSP operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra with purchase of over 322.38 LMTs of paddy up to 01.12.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 270.24 LMT showing an increase of 19.29 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 322.38 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is 62.90 % of totalprocurement.
About 30.41 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 60865.69 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.24 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuringagencies.
Upto 01.12.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 109578.26 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs. 590.26 Crores benefitting 62899 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 01.12.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses andOilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,MadhyaPradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 01.12.2020 a quantity of 3097937 cotton bales valuing Rs.9066.22 Crore has been procured benefitting 617049farmers